WA · Mandurah Council
Falcon, WA, 6210
Current weather
16°CLight drizzle
77% humidity · 19.7 km/h wind · 17.4° / 10.3° today · 4.2 mm rain
Desirability index
#52 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Falcon is a smaller suburban community in the Mandurah area, home to around 5,531 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $590, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,531
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,207
- Dwelling vacancy
- 29.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 946 of 3,236
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,625
- Employment rate
- 46.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 194 / 91 / 3
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $590
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 8,149
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Public transport
48 public transport stops in this suburb
- Eldora Cr After Gretel Dr
- Eldora Cr Before Gretel Dr
- Old Coast Rd After Baroy St
- Old Coast Rd After Dorothy Av
- Old Coast Rd After Owen Av
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
51 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Cycles MandurahBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (8)
- Corfu St After Thera StBus stop
- Corfu St Before Thera StBus stop
- Galatea Rd After Galatea RdBus stop
- Galatea Rd After Mercedes AvBus stop
- Galatea Rd After Wanui StBus stop
- Galatea Rd Before Rakoa StBus stop
- Galatea Rd Before Wanui StBus stop
- Leander St After Rowena StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Falcon Bay ReservePark
- Harold Bassett Scarfe ParkPark
- Josephine Te-Puni ReservePark
- Louis Dawe ParkPark
- Rakoa ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Falcon Grove Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 56.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #52 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Falcon Grove Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Falcon Bay Reservegovernmentpark
- Harold Bassett Scarfe Parkgovernmentpark
- Josephine Te-Puni Reservegovernmentpark
- Louis Dawe Parkgovernmentpark
- Rakoa Reservegovernmentpark
- Eldora Cr After Gretel Drtransport
- Eldora Cr Before Gretel Drtransport
- Old Coast Rd After Baroy Sttransport
- Old Coast Rd After Dorothy Avtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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